Denominating machine



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UNITED i STATES J'AMES HARRISON, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

DENOMINATING MACHINE.

Application filed February 26, 1924. Serial'No. 695,239.

The invention relates to improvements in machines for dividing sums of money and performing certain counting functions and which may be designated briefl as a denominating machine and somew at similar to a machine disclosed in a copending application filed March 20th, 1923, Serial Number 626,320.

The invention provides a denominating machine which divides sums of money into bills and coins of convenient denomination in use in any particular country, conveniently the least number' of bills and coins to make up the sum divided. It also provides a machine which counts the various units of each denomination in a plurality of sums which have been divided. The invention is especially intended to aid paymasters and others in ascertaining the total monies of different denomination which it is necessary to obtain to payanumber of individuals separate sums of money, Without making change, and with the handlingof the least number of hills and coins; it may be thereafter used toindicate the number andv denomination to be selected in making payment ofthe various sumsto be paid out.

Another object of theinvention is to provide a denominating machine which can he manufactured and sold for a relatively small price, which is simple, has comparatively rfew parts and does not require a skilled mechanic to repair,

`An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine with parts ybroken away for the sake of clear-ness.

Figure 2 is a side elevational viewof the machine. 1

. Figure 3 is a detail View of la part of the operating mechanism.

Fignre et is a detail perspective 'view of a part of the operating mechanism showingl a key and related mechanism for denominating or dividing the specific sum of 40 cents, and A Figure 5 is a diagrammatic View of all of the Akeys and loperating levers of the .machina Referring Vto the drawingsl in detail, 1

designates thecasing, 2 :the dividing or denominating mechanism and 3 the counting mechanism.

The' denominating mechanism is here shown and described adapted for-denominating money in current use in the United States of America. It is apparent however that the same operating principle may be utilizedv for the purpose of denominating currency used in foreign countries. 4The denominating mechanism comprises a plurality of keys 5 which arev divided into-*two series, one designated by the numeral-'6 for coins (silver and pennies) to wit, halves,

quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies, and a second series 7 for hills (pa-per monies) in theusual denominationsfof bills in use, as for example, one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred dollar bills. TheV coin series 6 of the' keys is provided in multiples of 1 up to and including 9 for pennies and l0 up to 90 for silver or 26S-keys in all. The bill series 7 comprises a digit column in multiple of 1 up to'9 and a tens column in multiples of 1,0 up to andincluding 50 and a 100 -key for the hundred, or 15 keys in all.

Numeral 8 designates a plurality of levers which lare selectivelyoperated hy the keys 5, as will be more vfully explained; these levers being arranged in two series 9 and10 of nine each, corresponding to the series 6 and 7 of the `keys 5. There is a lever 8 for each denomination of money in use-thatis, there are levers'll, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 for the 50c, 2.5, 10c, 5c, 3c, 2 19j and an extra lever for the 10c coin, and levers 20, 21, 22, 23', 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 for the $100, $50, $10, $5, $2, $1 and extra levers for the $10 and $1 bills. In the detail views Figures i and 5, the denomination of the lever has been placed vadjacent lthe same in a circle.

Each key 5 hasan adjustable means associated therewith for selectively operating the appropriate lever or levers 8 when' it is operated.y For example, the key for 40e in the silver and penny series 6` when operated of rods or Aarms 30 crossing the levers'S which are pivotally mounted at one end on rods 31 and 32 located on opposite sides of the machine. The keys 5 are pivotally connected to the other ends of the rods and the rods have headed adjusting sci'ews 33 mounted thereon and the heads of the screws are arranged to engage the particular lever or levers beneath the key so that when the key is pressed, only those levers 8 will be opel# ated. which contact with the screws 33. Thus under the 40el key (see Figure 4) the levers 12, 13 and 15 will be operated. A suitable lock nut 34 is provided on the adjusting screw 38 for securely locking the screw in its adjusted position on the rod 30. These adjusting screws are provided to regulate the throw of the various keys and levers so as to effectively actuate the counting mechanism.

The key rods 30 are normally held in their upper position by means of springs 30 which are secured at one end to a part of the machine trame and have their other end engaging the under surface of the key rods as shown in Figure 4. A bar 32 limits the upward movement of the key rods and downwardly projecting guide fingers 83 are provided on the bar 32 between which the key rods 30 travel.

The levers 8 are suitably pivoted atone end, on a rod 35 supported on uprights 36 andare connected at their other end to a return spring 37, one en d of which issecured to the lever and the other end to a rod 38 mounted in the 'frame of the machine.

Each lever 8 has a counting device 3 associated therewith. This counting device may be of any suitable character that 'has units, tens and hundreds number wheels to indicate the total amounts of the bills and coins of different denominat-ions required and the counters are visible through openings in the top'of casing 1. Each counter is provided with an operating rod 40 secured at one end to the lever 8 and on the other end of the rod is pivotally secured a spring pressed pawl 41, for engaging the ratchet 42 and actuating the counter when the lever-,8 is returned to its upper position by the spring 37. To prevent the backward movement of the counters the usual spring pressed pawls 43 are provided and these are mounted on the upper ends of rods 44 secured to cross bars 45 mounted in the frame of the machine. As the counters are of the usual construction it is not thought necessary to describe them further in detail.

Now for example, if a key isdepressed its corresponding lever or levers will be thrown downwardly. This will cause the operating rod 40 and its pawl 41 to travel downwardly and the pawl will escape around the ratchet 42 so that the counter will not be actuated. Upon the return of the lever7 the pawl will engage the ratchet 42 and the counter will be advanced one step bringing the advanced number into view on the counting device.

In order to reset the counting devices to Zero ror initial position, a reset key is employed by securing it to the squared ends of the shafts 45 and 4G (see Fig. 3) on which the counters are mounted, and turning the shafts counter clockwise until all of the counters register Zero.

Examples of operation of the machine in denominating y specific sums and counting the denominations oiu money in such sums will be described.

$13.43: To denominate this sum, the $10. key in theV tens column and the $3. in the digits column of series 7, the 40eL key and the 3c key in the series G are pressed. The $10. key operates (through rod 30 thereon) lever 24 ($10.) the key operates levers 26 ($2.) and lever 27 ($1.) the 40g/S keyoperates levers 12 (25e) 13, (10(1) and 15, (5c) and the 3c keyr operates lever 17 (3c). Each lever operates its corresponding counting mechanism advancing the same one step and registering thereon 1-$10.', 1-$2., and 1$1., 1-425, 14410@ 1-5 and 3-1.

$29.49: To denominate thissum, the $20. key in the tens column and the$9. key in the digits column of the series 7 ris operated; also the 40e key and the 9 key of the series 6 is operated. The $20. key operates lever 23 (3520,); the key $9. key operates levers 25 ($5), 26 ($2.) 27 ($1.) and 28 ($1.), The 40key operates llevers 12 (25e), 13 (10e), 15 (5c), and the 9c key operates levers 15 (595)', and V16 (4c). Each of these. levers operates its corresponding counting mechanism advancing the same one step and registering.; thereon 1-$20., 1-$5., k1--$2. and2$1. and 1-25c, 1'-10, 1-5, 1-5 and 1-4..

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, and, theref ore, I do. not wish to be limited to such 'teatures, vexcept as may be required bythe claims.

What I claim is- 1. A denominating machine7 comprising -numbered keys, a plurality of pivoted levers corresponding to denominations ofmoney, counting mechanism operated by the movement of said levers, and means operated by saidrkeys for selectively operating the said levers, according to the denominations of money making 'a sum corresponding to the number of the key. operated, said means comprising bars above and crossing said levers 'and pivoted at the sides of the niachine, and said bars having adjustable and detachable projections for engaging said levers.

2. A denominating machine comprising numbered keys, a plurality of pivoted levers corresponding to denominations of money, counting mechanism operated by the movement of said levers and means operated by said keys Ylor selectively' operating the said levers according to the denominations of money making a sum corresponding to the number of the key ope `ated, said selective means comprising adjustable projections removably supported lrom said keys for engaging said levers.

3. A denominating machine comprising a plurality of pvoted levers corresponding to denominations ol' money, counting mechanism connected to and operated by the movements of said levers, spring pressed key bars above and crossing said levers and pivoted at the sides of the machine, numbered keys pivotally connected to said bars and means operated by said keys for selectively operating the said levers, according to the denominations of money making a sum corresponding to the number of the key operated, said Y machine v casing,

selective means comprising adjustable and 4. A denommating machine comprising keys, a registering mechanism, selector mechanism controlled by said keys for operating said registering mechanism including tivo overlapping groups of pivoted levers disposed at rightangles to each other.

5. A denominating machine comprising a numeral keys, pivoted levers, counting mechanism operated by the movement of said levers, and means operated by said keys for selectively operating the said levers according to the denomina- -tions of money making a sum corresponding February 1924.

JAS. HARRISON. 

